…the territory's roads deemed by the V.I. government to be damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In her testimony to the committee, Office of Disaster Recovery Director Adrienne Williams-Octalien said FEMA has declared that 80 perc…
…July 24. Much of the debris found had lingered as a result of the hurricanes. “This is the most debris removed by weight from community clean-ups of USVI mangroves,?to-date,” said project lead, Dr. Kristin Wilson Grimes, research …
…and homes that were destroyed or heavily damaged by two major hurricanes in September of 2017. Within exports, services increased 23.0 percent, according to the release. For the USVI, exports of services consists primarily of spen…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to release $76.5 million to contractors owed for work performed on the territory's Emergency Home Repair/Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Program, marking a major sign of prog…
…facilitated various repairs at all three facilities since the 2017 Hurricanes, starting with major remediation projects, and the replacement of damaged flooring, ceiling tiles, carpets, cubicles, furniture, fencing, and an elevato…
…the U.S. Virgin Islands, which had been devastated by two Category 5 hurricanes in 2017. The government of the Virgin Islands had assured that payments for work performed would be forthcoming, and going based on that promise, the …
…damage to the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground caused by the hurricanes of 2017, work begins February 17 to repair the infrastructure at the British territory’s premier sporting facility. The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development…
…of Public Health drastically increases the death toll resulting from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the territory as reported by the Virgin Islands government, which, as of today, still stands at 5. According to the report, first pu…
…faced by the U.S. Virgin Islands following the devastating 2017 Hurricane season and are committed to helping them recover and build back stronger,” said Mr. Ross. “In 2018, EDA made $587 million in Congressional supplemental appr…
…staff shortages caused, in part, by the loss employees after 2017 hurricanes. The department is down 20 percent of its workforce, D.H.S. officials told lawmakers at a Senate Finance Committee hearing last week, D.H.S. Commissioner…
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